Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Describes how varying types of wood were used to enhance the lifestyle of the residents.

Looks at the village of Kikolski on Umnak Island and transitioning from the traditional bidarkies (kayaks) to the large wood dory.

Study presents traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) gathered from 40 subsistence hunters and fishers in an Inupiat village on the Alaska North Slope; includes observations of the physical environment and the condition/wellbeing of the animals harvested.

Book review of: Endangered Peoples Of The Arctic: Struggles to Survive and Thrive edited by Milton M. R. Freeman.

Investigates the the sustainability, economic, social and cultural importance of seal harvesting in the Northwest Atlantic.

Discusses the enterprise sector in the community that relies on traditional local resources for food and materials to produce carvings, crafts and garments. Scroll down to read article.

Environmental Studies (MES)--Dalhousie University, 2009.

Comments on the three phases of Eskimo history: the aboriginal phase, the contact-traditional, and the centralized phase.

An Inuit camp near Churchill, Manitoba circa 1930. A canvas tent and a husky are visible.

An Inuk man standing in water, wrestling with his catch using a pole.

Image of Inuit man kneeling down in the snow over a [small animal]; appears to be holding [cigarette] in right hand.

Two Eskimo men skinning a seal on the ice; location unknown.

An Inuk woman at work. Eskimo Point N.W.T. [NU]. In 1989 the community's name was changed to Arviat.

[Geography] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 1930.

Compares the role of Indigenous hunters as portrayed in the novels Pursuing the Whale by John A. Cook, and Chasing the Bowhead by Hartson H. Bodfish to Brower's Fifty Years Below Zero

Book review of: Eskimos of Northwest Alaska in the Early Nineteenth Century, Based on the Beechey and Belcher Collections and Records Compiled During the Voyages of H.M.S. Blossom to Northwest Alaska in 1826 and 1827 by John R. Bockstoce.

View of Eskimos, sitting in helm of schooner, in Sugluk Inlet, with "N. B. McLean" (ship) in background.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute, 1994.

Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.

Overview of the historical changes and politics in the imagery of the Inuit.

Polar Law Thesis (M.LL.)--University of Akureyri, 2013

Public Health Thesis (MPH)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Document investigates how gender roles in fishing derbies are not necessarily divided as they are for other tasks.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Michigan, 1996.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 1980.

Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2016.

Book review of: Factors Influencing Kamik Production in Arctic Bay Northwest Territories by Jill E. Oakes.

Website about the Inuit Dog as it relates to culture and traditions. Includes the Journal run from no. 1, July 1998 to current.

This book contains photographs of people and places in the Canadian Far North, taken while Mathers was "on a trip from Edmonton to the mouth of the MacKenzie River". There are a number of images of "Esquimaux" wearing traditional clothing and stone lip ornaments, as well as of Native people carrying out tasks at various forts along the Athabasca and Slave Rivers.

Cutting up seal meat for dogs. Northeast Devon Island, N.W.T. [NU].

Inquiry found that harmful consequences occurred due to the actions of individuals acting on behalf of both the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Looks at two case studies that demonstrate how the Inuvialuit employ multiple ways of knowing and defining fish to negotiate the complexity of the environment.

Recollections about family fishing experiences.

An Inuk man fishing in the traditional style; location unknown. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#22).

Film chronicles life at the isolated community depicting the reinforcement of the weir before commencing fishing. Duration: 30:20.

Fishing continues and is completed for the women to process the catch and cook some in a stone pot. Duration: 26:54.

Integrated Studies Thesis (M.A.)-Athabasca University, 2016.

Discusses the dangerous levels of contaminants in traditional Inuit foods, and the various pollutants causing the contamination.

Contains a review of the literature, summary of programs and initiatives, list of individuals working to address food insecurity, media reports, and references and resources.

Rural Economy Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2010.

Contends that Inuit living in urban areas cannot replace the nutritional and cultural value of food acquired from the land, sea and air with store-bought foods. NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

Examines effects of both mainstream and Indigenous cinema on Indigenous peoples, stereotyping, and concepts of geography, land, history and language. Anthropology and Humanities Honors Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado, 2011.

Study assessed the impact of technology (specifically telephone service), both positive and negative, on the daily life and traditional ways of the Inuit.